Lot 197 , Martial. Epigrammata Libri XIIII. Una cum Commentaiis ...

° Martial. Epigrammata Libri XIIII. Una cum Commentaiis ...
engraved pictorial title within pictorial decorated border, 15 engraved text illus (1 full page); (2), 149 (i.e. 148)ff., 17th century mottled calf, rebacked preserving original gilt- decorated and panelled spine with red label, marbled e/ps. 4to. Venice: Georgius de Rusconibus, 1514

£600-800

Condition:
Some binding wear, well rebacked, some worming - causing title damage to first 5 printed lines (virtually all readable), also (lesser) on next 3 leaves, stain across wide right hand corner of title and some early leaves, some later in text (heavier at end), but non-obscuring, few margnl. notes, nb. fol.no.Lxx not used - signature I correct, and catchword agrees with 2nd column printing (as in some other cases), fol.Lxxi; some count the f.page illus. as 3(?). Adams M693

Sold for £600